Nottingham February 2018

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Krenek Printing NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSLETTERS www.krenekprinting.com 281-463-8649 RESIDENTS: Please support the businesses within this newsletter. It is because of their support that you receive this paper at no charge to you or your HOA. Share your community news with us. Non-profit, scouts, school, dated events, etc. send to news@krenekprinting.com ADVERTISERS: Want your ad to be placed in this newsletter and mailed to the homeowners every month? For more information, pricing or to view newsletters online please visit www.krenekprinting.com or email ads@krenekprinting.com BUSINESS FINDER: Search for businesses in your local area and find great deals on the goods and services you are looking for! LLC February Is Creative Romance Month February is being Creative Romance Month and many of you may feel like that is a lot of pressure! Don’t worry though because we’ve put together a list of romantic, yet creative ideas to make the month of February full of romance. Go On A Surprise Trip. What better way to spend time together than by going on a surprise trip? Instead of just telling your partner that you planned a getaway, make them work to figure out what their Valentine’s present is. Write the name of the destination on a piece of paper and cut it up into pieces that they have to put together. If you want to really build up the anticipation, you can always give them one piece of the puzzle a day leading up to Valentine’s Day. Kidnap Them For A Day. If your partner is into fun gags, put a blindfold on him or her and drive them to your chosen destination before you take the blindfold off. It can be something as simple as a romantic dinner to their favorite restaurant or a visit to their favorite museum. Tell them little clues along the way to see if they can actually guess where they are going. Act Like A Tourist. Just because you have lived in a city for a while it doesn’t mean that you’ve visited everywhere there is to go. For Valentine’s Day, do a little bit of research about restaurants or attractions that you and your partner have never been to before. Then on Valentine’s Day, act like tourists at the place you end up going too. Don’t just rush through the experience. Really soak it all in, spend a lot of time there and just have a good time overall. Can’t Get Away For A Few Days? Book A Hotel Room. If you and your partner want to go on a vacation, but don’t have the time, consider booking a really nice hotel room for 1-2 nights. Even though you won’t actually be leaving your city, it might feel like it if you choose the right hotel. Not only should the hotel you choose have plenty of activities and amenities, but it should be in a location that will allow you to easily enjoy restaurants and shops within walking distance. Share The Romance. If you and your partner are the kind of couple that likes to outdo one another, consider trading off. On even days you could plan romantic activities and on odd days it’s your partner’s turn. This can last for only a few days, a week or the entire month of February! If you really want to wow them consider going on a day cruise on your day or going camping for the night. Source: www.blog.atlastravelweb.com NEWSLETTERS: View your newsletter online! You can read your community news on our website or download it to take with you and print. Archived issues are also available. MOBILE: You now have access to our full website optimized for your mobile device, making it even easier to find the things you need on the go! MORE: Find information about advertising opportunities, article submissions, our company, and frequently asked questions. NOW OFFERING FULL COLOR PRINTING SERVICES! Call today for a quote! 30 February2018 | Nottingham Country

40+ CREATIVE ROMANTIC IDEAS Imaginative Romantic Ideas Looking for some fun ways to add romance to your relationship? Try these creative romance tips: • Give your lover a dozen roses - with a creative twist. Give eleven red roses and one white rose. Attach a note that reads: “In every bunch there’s one who stands out - and you are that one.” • Get your partner a wristwatch. Inscribe it with: “I always have time for you.” • Identify that one pivotal event that brought the two of you together. Celebrate that event every year. • Practice even-day/odd-day romance: On even days it’s your turn to be romantic and on odd days it’s your partner’s turn. • Following a bubble bath you’ve prepared for her, wrap her in a towel that you’ve warmed up in the dryer. • Write your partner a love letter or poem on one sheet of paper. Glue it to thin cardboard, cut it up into puzzle-shaped pieces, then mail all the pieces. Or, mail one puzzle piece per day! • Remove all the paper strips (that say “Kisses” on them) from a couple hundred Hershey’s Kisses. Fill a jewelry box with them. Wrap ’em up and present them to your partner. Write a certificate explaining that the slips are coupons redeemable for one kiss each. • Doesn’t your partner deserve a trophy for being the “World’s Best Lover?” Trophy shops have a wealth of ideas waiting for you. Just think of the romantic possibilities of plaques, medals, ribbons, nameplates, certificates and banners. And they all can be personalized, engraved, lettered or monogrammed. Outrageous Romantic Ideas To make a big impression, consider these outrageous romance tips: • Visit a karaoke bar and surprise your lover by getting up and singing “your song” to him/her. • Kidnap her! Blindfold her. Drive her around town until she’s thoroughly lost. Then reveal your destination: Her favorite restaurant or maybe a romantic inn. • Make a giant greeting card out of a big cardboard box, (such as the type used to pack a refrigerator). • Does your partner love M&M’s? Fill a one-gallon glass jar with them as a gift. • Want to jazz up the presentation of a special meal? Buy a little hunk of dry ice from a local ice house. Put it in a bowl of water and place it on your serving tray. You’ll create wondrous, billowing white clouds! • It’s romantic - but commonplace - to eat dinner by candlelight. So, here’s a change of pace: Eat breakfast by candlelight. • Take your lover on a surprise two-week vacation to Paris. • Many couples have “His” and “Hers” matching towels, but here are some other ideas: “His” and “Hers” matching silk pajamas, motorcycles, T-shirts, overnight bags (have them packed at all times), jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween, rocking chairs, Porsches (millionaires need love, too), heartshaped tattoos, Christmas tree ornaments, tennis rackets, beach towels. Affordable Romantic Ideas Short on cash but big on love? Try these affordable romance tips: • Spend the entire day watching romantic movies. • If you’d like to spend a romantic summer night making wishes on falling stars, mark the second week in August on your calendar. The earth passes through the Perseid meteor belt around August 12 th every year, which usually results in spectacular meteor showers for two to three nights. • Buy a lottery ticket. Give it to your partner with a little note attached: “I hit the jackpot when I married you!” • Pick flowers for your partner from the side of the road. • Write a short note to your lover that’s spread out over several postcards, then mail the cards one at a time. You’ll build anticipation for the romantic conclusion on the final postcard. (Maybe deliver that last one in person.) • Don’t just go out to a movie on Saturday, like always. Call your partner from work on Wednesday and formally ask for a date. • Call a local radio station and request a special love song to be dedicated to your partner. Make sure he or she is listening! • Make a custom certificate for your lover. (You can get blank certificate forms at a stationery or paper store.) Here are some suggestions: A certificate “For Putting Up With Me Over the Years,” an award for “The World’s Best Wife,” a ribbon “For Hugs & Kisses Above and Beyond the Call of Duty.” Quick Romantic Ideas If you don’t have as much time as you’d like for love, try these swift but sweet romance tips: • Write “I love you” on the bathroom mirror with a piece of soap. • Place a little love note or poem under the driver’s-side windshield wiper of his or her car. • Every once in a while, kiss her hand with a flourish. Note: The proper way to kiss a woman’s hand is to lower your lips to her hand. You don’t raise her hand to your lips. • Have “your song” playing on the stereo when your partner returns home from work. • When out together in public, wink at your partner from across the room. • On your partner’s birthday, send a thank-you card to his/her mother. • Unplug the TV. Put a note on the screen saying, “Turn me on instead.” • Make a toast to one another every time you hold a wineglass. Make eye contact. Take turns making the toast. Whisper it. • Get the whole “family of products” in the fragrance of her favorite perfume (bath powder, soaps, creams, candles, etc.) • Call your partner from work for no other reason than to say, “I love you.” Classic Romantic Ideas Looking for a tried-and-true method for declaring your love? Consider these classic romance tips: • Spread rose petals all over the bedroom. • What could be more classic than a fine gold locket with your photo inside? (Maybe a photo of the two of you.) • Bring home one small, unexpected gift each week. • Write a classic, romantic, passionate, handwritten, heartfelt love letter. Most adults haven’t written a love letter since high school. (Why not? Have we lost our youthful idealism or have we just gotten lazy?) • When traveling, give your partner a bouquet of roses; one rose for each day that you’ll be away. Attach a note that says something like this: “These three roses represent the three days I’ll be away from you. They also symbolize the love, joy and laughter we share together.” • Say “I love you” at least three times a day. • Guys: Surprise her by performing one of her chores for her. (And not something easy like carrying the groceries in from the car, but something that requires some time and effort - like cooking all the meals over a weekend or cleaning the entire house.) • Ladies: Send him a letter sealed with a kiss. (Use your reddest lipstick.) • Hold hands. • On your yearly romantic checklist, make plans for Valentine’s Day - well in advance! Source: www.rd.com Nottingham Country | February2018 31